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Title: Text File from the Demo Post by: rip|mrkavanagh on October 05, 2006, 11:54:57 AM II. DEMO LIMITATIONS
================================================== ====================== This demo version of Battlefield 2142 has the following limited feature set: - Multiplayer Mode: Sidi Power Plant - max 48 players - Titan and Conquest game modes - BFHQ: Statistics, rankings and awards will not be recorded or awarded - Single player None III. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND SUPPORTED CHIPSETS ============================================== In order to install and play the Battlefield 2142 demo, your system must meet or exceed the following minimum system requirements. Operating system: Windows XP with latest service pack installed DirectX 9.0c February 2006 edition (included) CPU: Intel Pentium 4/AMD Athlon 1.7 GHz or equivalent RAM: 512 MB Video Card: 128MB DirectX compliant video card, Pixel shader 2.0 and above. (AGP and PCIe only) Sound Card - DirectX 9.0c compatible Hard Drive space: 950MB of space is required to install the demo Internet connection: 128kbit Cable/DSL connection In order to play the game at the recommended resolution, detail and performance levels, your computer should match or exceed the following specifications: Operating system: Windows XP with latest service pack installed DirectX 9.0c February 2006 edition (included) CPU: Intel Pentium 4/AMD Athlon 3.0 GHz or equivalent RAM: 1.5GB Video Card: 256MB DirectX compliant video card, Pixel shader 2.0 and above. (AGP and PCIe only) Sound card: Sound Blaster X-Fi series from Creative Labs Hard Drive space: 950MB of space is required to install the demo Internet connection: 512Kbit Cable/DSL connection SUPPORTED VIDEO CHIPSETS WITH LATEST DRIVER VERSION INFO. ATI Driver tested: Catalyst v6.8 Windows XP Radeon 9500/9700 series Radeon 9550 series Radeon 9600 series Radeon 9800 series Radeon X300 series Radeon X600 series Radeon X700 series Radeon X800 series Radeon X850 series Radeon X1300 series Radeon X1600 series Radeon X1800 series Radeon X1900 series NVIDIA Driver tested: Forceware v91.31 Windows XP GeForce 5800 series GeForce 5900 series GeForce 6200 series GeForce 6800 series GeForce 7300 series GeForce 7800 series GeForce FX 5700 series GeForce FX 5900 series GeForce FX 5950 series Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported Please note that attempting to play the game using video hardware that isnÆt listed above may result in reduced performance, graphical issues or cause the game to not run at all. X-Fi AUDIO PROVIDER This option enables optimised hardware-accelerated 3D audio positioning, mixing and environmental effects for users with compatible Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi soundcards. The Ultra-high audio quality level is only available with the X-Fi audio provider. NOTE - This feature is only available on X-Fi soundcards with support for "Gaming Mode". X-Fi must be set to "Gaming mode". A guide to setting up your soundcard, plus details of compatible hardware can be found at http://www.soundblaster.com In order to play the Battlefield 2142 demo online, you must have the following ports open in your firewall. TCP 443 TCP 17475 UDP 27900 UDP/TCP 29900 TCP 80 TCP 4711 UDP 27901 UDP 1500-4999 UDP/TCP 1024-1124 UDP 29900 UDP/TCP 27900 UDP 16567 UDP 55123-55125 UDP/TCP 18000 UDP/TCP 18300 TCP 18510 ========================== IV. NOTES ON COMPATIBILITY ========================== Battlefield 2142 demo is designed to run on Windows XP compatible graphics and sound cards. Drivers for these devices are provided by the respective card manufacturer and may result in compatibility issues beyond our control. If you are experiencing any issues, it is always recommended that you obtain and install the latest drivers for your hardware. The majority of hardware vendors have the latest drivers available for download via their websites. ==================================== V. KNOWN ISSUES AND TROUBLESHOOTING ==================================== CHANGING DISPLAY MODE Occasionally on some video cards you may be allowed to set the display mode to one not supported by your computer. This will result in a black screen being shown. To remedy this use the Windows Explorer to find and delete the directory: \My Documents\Battlefield 2142 demo\Profiles\ This will reset your game to the default settings. You can now start the game, retrieve or create a new profile, and re-adjust the settings using the Menu as normal. Players with SoundMAX HD Audio integrated chipsets may experience crackling and popping audio during game play, if you are experiencing this please ensure you have the latest hardware drivers installed (see IV. NOTES ON COMPATIBILITY) Players who have the Windows security update KB917422 installed may suffer from an application error when running the Battlefield 2142 demo. This error can be solved by uninstalling the KB917422 update. Task switching is not fully supported while running Battlefield 2142 demo. If you use functions such as Alt-Tab and other variations then you may experience problems. The following sound cards do not support hardware audio renderer option: Acoustic Edge ALC861 Audio ALC882 HDA Audio Cadenza (Intel 845) Canyon 3D-2 Creative Labs SB Audigy 2 NX Creative Labs SB Audigy LS Creative Labs SB Extigy Creative Labs SB Live 24-bit Creative Labs SB MP3+USB Creative Labs SB PCI 512 Diamond XtremeSound 7.1 DIGIFIRE 7.1 ESS Canyon 3D-2 Game Theater XP 7.1 Gamesurround Fortissimo III 7.1 Gamesurround Muse 5.1 DVD Gamesurround Muse LT Gamesurround Muse XL HiTec Digital Audio X Mystique 7.1 Gold IOMagic Storm Surge Philips Acoustic Edge Realtek ALC861 audio Realtek ALC850 audio SB Live 24-bit Soundmax 3 Soundmax 4 Soundmax ADI AD1980 CODEC Soundmax Cadenza (Intel 850) Soundmax Cadenza (Intel 845) Storm Surge Turtle Beach Montego DDL Turtle Beach Santa Cruz XtremeSound 7.1 Just checked the text file which you get when you download Demo=) Title: Text File from the Demo Post by: rip|mrkavanagh on October 05, 2006, 12:01:30 PM ohh fork look what they say about laptop GPUs
"Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported Please note that attempting to play the game using video hardware that isnÆt listed above may result in reduced performance, graphical issues or cause the game to not run at all. " Title: Text File from the Demo Post by: rip|forkev on October 05, 2006, 12:59:08 PM Thats ok - if it dosent work, then they decided for me wither I will buy the game or not
Title: Text File from the Demo Post by: rip|mrkavanagh on October 05, 2006, 01:40:22 PM more info
In order to play the Battlefield 2142 demo online, you must have the following ports open in your firewall. TCP 443 TCP 17475 UDP 27900 UDP/TCP 29900 TCP 80 TCP 4711 UDP 27901 UDP 1500-4999 UDP/TCP 1024-1124 UDP 29900 UDP/TCP 27900 UDP 16567 UDP 55123-55125 UDP/TCP 18000 UDP/TCP 18300 TCP 18510 Title: Text File from the Demo Post by: rip|Ripper on October 05, 2006, 02:02:50 PM Quote from: "forkev" Thats ok - if it dosent work, then they decided for me wither I will buy the game or not REALLY YOU PLAY OFF a labtop? wow im surprised any fps works at all most labtops won't work very weel with graphic intensive games... why do you use onboard graphics i assume? Title: Text File from the Demo Post by: rip|mrkavanagh on October 05, 2006, 02:22:31 PM he uses a alienware laptop, area51 something, i think its two months old now, sweet rig
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